Banana and Chocolate Puff Pastry

Name: Banana and Chocolate Puff Pastry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 1/4 cup packed brown sugar; 2 medium ripe bananas, halved lengthwise; 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed; 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted; Vanilla ice cream, optional

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield 4 servings

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Banana and chocolate puff pastry is a celebration of one of our favorite pairings, brought together with flaky pastry crust and a dollop of vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 medium ripe bananas, halved lengthwise
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
Vanilla ice cream, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar until blended. Add bananas; stir to coat. Remove from heat; set aside.
Unfold puff pastry; cut into 4 rectangles. Place a banana half in center of each rectangle. Overlap 2 opposite corners of pastry over banana; pinch tightly to seal. Place on parchment-lined baking sheets.
Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Drizzle with chocolate. Serve warm, with ice cream if desired.

Nutrition Facts

1 filled pastry: 596 calories, 31g fat (12g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 249mg sodium, 78g carbohydrate (35g sugars, 8g fiber), 7g protein.

Banana with chocolate is such an irresistible combo that I make this quick dessert often. You can also top these tasty bundles with the butter and brown sugar mixture left over from coating the bananas, or sprinkle on a dash of sea salt. —Thomas Faglon, Somerset, New Jersey

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